Jeff, thank you for that input. I'll experiment with removing the stopper knot and stopping that end of the line instead at the first sheave. This will put plenty of slack in the line. If that solves the problem, I'll replace the line with a longer one.
Best regards,
Chris

On 7/14/2023 6:05 AM, Jeff Smith Photo wrote:
> Hi Chris, first make sure that the traveler car without any line attached
> moves smoothly on the rod. I think that you are right in that your traveler
> line is too short. I would get a longer line and leave some excess at the
> end. My traveler line is fairly loose . Just tight enough so the main
> doesn't move under load . It doesn't have to be sta-set. I use hardware
> store line quarter inch.
>
> Best Regards
> Jeff Smith
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